The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-03
THE MERRY EMPIRE
now OUR SUBTLE R0sfzTCrAss WILL
PLAY IT THIS FALL. ..,..

~. PLAf IT IhS FAIL .a'.s
Tttxr. F1ntts Rstura to FoGei. and Hew
H. "CJaHfbAsstd- f7tsT Esftmats " the flnns Of
<FS-Nstv TSrk CITY fSsnscfrSy.'
,srsTts game Of empire ID going to DO played
8 IN thfs State this fan by mastery players on
both sides In'some respects tho canvass, will
BIZ one Of the most interesting. rs well as deli
catsIy handled, that we have had for many
q years It lie to be a canvass which will DO
chhra6tcrizSd by finesse. by delicate strokes
and subtle manipulation, not only by each
- party against tho other. but by some Of the
leaders Of each party against other would-be
leaders inside their own organization.
a'lOf itaelf the election is hardly worth getting
! MP early in the morning to bother about Tho
iGfites are without much patronage and 30 Of
small political Influence. None Of the candi-
.'dAteS on either ticket unless It be Wemple Ia
apdHtlcian Of special ability the executive de-
partni5ht is controlled now by the Democrats.
and probably the hardest sincere lighting win
DO for tho control OF the Bonate. %'S -
s1tAtthe same time Mr.. Plat 10 extremely anx-
!; foas ii VAN oh the general ticket BY good ma
s36fty, simply that his return to the helm may
Be vfndicat6d.T He probably doesn't care Q
/. rap personally whether Grant or Cook Is
elected, for his purposes reach away over and
beyond the Uncomfortable Office Of Secretary
ofState.
But he wants tho morale Of victory. that
he may BIO able to say that while under War
per Miller's lead the Republicans always lost,
yet tho first election that followed after he,
PiStt, 'Hadnfs hand On the iSvsr, the Republi-
!; cahnsS showed thSif winning possibilities.
But the gfost underlying motive that will
'iEuido this ElnvasS has not TO do with the year
1857, but Tho year 1888 and for that reason
.9sdlie things ara likely To- be done on both
sfdss that Would otherwise seem strange
and absurd Tor shrewd poifticiams to do. n
q II vs. IKE glance at the mon at. the throt-
ntie OH both sides and a'glfmpse at their way
~ funpIae q esmbaikn.i mpartng it with
sfhata adopted bI some OF their predecessors
awe shall be able to discover some OF the UNDER
currents now be&inhinG 70 run quite rapidly.
"a Mn RIatt is, ,confessedIy at, the head OF
'thett RepdbH6an ,orga niEatlon OF this State.
,kpd, othehs, r. ~. second, He, is suprame.
aandshAn Be- autoeEatiotn. his supremacy II hs
nasblh4s Bot M, has devefope later cyl
.ds1Geof, HIS taleHt as a politician and organ
riSer odesiret disguise .allButocrntio effort
A:0na 6F'the; f4sthsas yhat he ndopted whenh he
sol kfk .thEs 9iRthSpbWfaar tnst shatca
from hitnin 1881: was that of soaking adyice
oAMi eyahsei rather than ~ imperative ,'asser.
s,tibhIIHn H1fap iiS Rbihss DOWN. tie throats.oi
mon whom ,he knew he tnust,relS upon for
help, Mr. Platt was neyer man ofimperious
manner in his political relations. but some
years ago he was more self-assertive and posi-
a tiye,.at times peremptory, thar, he has been in
:theso recent years In which be has been gath
Ssss 1s hrssd sha. %Ss isFeo decision
3 rs Il
Nsa Dfss osE VIC Woaia success s%iiy con.
na%SsE o ei ssIS pol a.
ssSasss DE- t q @ sss stiil %sTs
sSsII alsss 4 asssi5 "a
Wiz Hi osR s&ey a9s fs e4 sssE
But the pofitieian never lived who was great
enough TO run athwart these elements OF hu-
re %sn
ns % e S his he
Evsf Since Il bseame evident that Mr, Plat
sss ia . H f Sse box
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ssassEs at eHg sRs,a st
H. 1fsss ss tftsss e s:s
sa sss e g @e SR ne
Ss sb ss s ssai
:,hs stapped back t2 bnWer,. Little BY little. so
a HdWly {h8tsft WE nqt 0QQse aa1ein ne n4oo!
,,;HSeg pffmarps IN Sonntfy Nsti1cta. aeEe ant q
.p4EbsrrhyinE 4he!r dnspifaf Lon yet thsis ar1p
;ub6n fhAt, Nore1Qp,o ~ tAe. afRanlzstlonW ilhin
,,ithsit EeAGtI:a a.s -.rc.!, t.., y,
/. HIS enemles, isuRpqsfen HlEn goilncally aaaf.
Some 81, his op 1risnps thouRnL ne was only
,sleentng, hnn tleTe YAA lnafer DAY nor m0-
,1nsnt since 4s WAS thrust out q the Captpiia
e. aer II his
ton 70 .becqna not one q the leaders. brtthe
|. zoe ana acKnolWiedge1 heao OF the hepuohcah
Rspsb politician 9, srsas tntueaee
Aala recsntly Va the writer that how that Mr..
s ssa S aa * GsEesy
;fIgpltt,cs tn;NeE Sark IpiitlclaAs We're t aibie
~ ftcs Il ~ NJ
& ssy srlas 5 q Tray since
n GpEMRStaSsa tne aanhraSn 81 poll poll
SsHFfap9n tlcaans alMa u. afdSlld III each other;